娜路彎 Naruwan

ernieschatz
March 21, 2009, 03:54 PM posted in General Discussion

Hello. This is regarding the formosan term 'Naruwan' which I think is a greeting that came from the aboriginal Amis people in the eastern part of Taiwan and has since come to mean welcome to Taiwan.

Anyway, when lookin up the Chinese characters I come-up with 娜路彎Na4Lu4Wan1.  I'm wondering if this is a pronunciation that the Taiwanese will understand... or more specifically, if I said 娜路彎大酒店 Na4Lu4Wan1Da4Jiu3Dian4 to a taxi driver, would that be the correct pronunciation for Naruwan Hotel (it's in Taitung) where I often stay when I visit? 

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